Assessing the incidence of peripartum subclinical myocardial ischemia using the troponin T assay: an observational pilot study. Issue 1 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Smith, R.; Silversides, C.; Downey, K.; Newton, G.; Macarthur, A.
• Is Part Of: International journal of obstetric anesthesia. Volume 24:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 30
• Page End: 34
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Anesthesia -- Periodicals; Anesthésie en obstétrique -- Périodiques; Anesthesia; Obstetrics; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 617.9682
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2014.07.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-289X

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st035">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0115">We assessed the incidence of peripartum subclinical myocardial ischemia using troponin T.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0120">We found a 4.3% incidence of raised assays amongst 140 women.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0125">Pre-defined risk factors did not enable prospective identification of these women.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>